🌊 One more sleep until Waves of Change 2026! We're excited to welcome delegates to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for two days of learning, connection and collaboration. Safe travels to everyone joining us. We can't wait to see you tomorrow! #WavesOfChange2026 #StillbirthCRE

Applications Now Open: 2026 Stillbirth CRE PhD Top-Up Scholarships. The Stillbirth CRE is offering top-up scholarships of up to $9,000 to support PhD candidates working on research aligned with our priorities. Find out more at: https://shorturl.at/GVaDw

Australia’s rising #stillbirth rate is complex. Expanded access to terminations of pregnancy after 20 weeks may be influencing data, but more analysis is needed. Authors call for additional reporting of late-gestation stillbirths excluding terminations of pregnancy. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/SB9LH

📊 Led by @zanleisher.bsky.social, our newly published global scorecard tracks progress on ending preventable #stillbirths and improving bereavement care. It shows where countries are on track, falling short, or missing data entirely 🌍 🔗 shorturl.at/5Skm9 #EndStillbirths @isastillbirth.bsky.social

Understanding enablers and barriers to implementing the Safer Baby Bundle: a mixed-methods study with site leads Christine Andrews, Fran Boyle, Ashley Pade, Ann Lancaster, Philippa Middleton, David Ellwood, Adrienne Gordon, et al @stillbirthcre.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Understanding enablers and barriers to implementing the Safer Baby Bundle: a mixed-methods study with site leads - BMC Health Services Research

BMC Health Services Research - The Australian Safer Baby Bundle (SBB) consists of five elements (smoking cessation, fetal growth restriction, decreased fetal movements, maternal side sleeping and...

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Reducing Perinatal Mortality in Victoria, Australia: Early Insights From the Safer Baby Bundle Implementation Keeth Mayakaduwage, Tanya Farrell, Roshan J. Selvaratnam, Vicki Flenady, Christine Andrews, David Ellwood, et al @stillbirthcre.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Background The Safer Baby Bundle (SBB) was introduced in Victoria, Australia, to reduce stillbirth and perinatal mortality. Evaluating its impact is critical to informing its national rollout. Aim...

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Research priorities for stillbirth in Australia: outcomes of a national priority setting partnership Kirstin Tindal, Fran Boyle, Christine Andrews, Chrissie Astell, Jane Yelland, Sarah McIntyre, Bec Jenkinson, Sean Seeho et al @stillbirthcre.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Research priorities for stillbirth in Australia: outcomes of a national priority setting partnership - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Background Stillbirth research priorities for Australia were identified in 2015. A renewed priority setting exercise identified current research priorities to address the national burden of stillbirth...

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Classifying Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths to Inform Prevention Strategies @vickiflenady.bsky.social, @aleenawoj.bsky.social, Chrissie Astell, Jane Dahlstrom, Adrienne Gordon www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @stillbirthcre.bsky.social

Classifying Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths to Inform Prevention Strategies

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Our new paper in #WomenAndBirth led by Siobhan Loughnan. 🤰 Survey of 332 parents pregnant after #perinatal loss shows high mental health burden, gaps in specialist emotional/bereavement support, and value of trauma-informed care. 🔗 shorturl.at/XpTIh #PregnancyAfterLoss @stillbirthcre.bsky.social

Compassionate Perinatal Loss Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia: A Qualitative Study Frances Boyle, Aditi Lohan, Julie Dean, Siobhan Loughnan, Vicki Flenady, Sergio Silverio onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @stillbirthcre.bsky.social

Compassionate Perinatal Loss Care Amid the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Australia: A Qualitative Study

Parents' experiences of care following perinatal loss during COVID-19 in Australia.

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Ana Lepe Vick (@stillmyson.bsky.social) is a #stillbirth prevention advocate in memory of her son, Owen. Ana reminds us: “Every baby born still, still counts.” #Stillbirths hit the most vulnerable hardest - it’s a social justice issue. #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

O13 - Evaluation of the IMPROVE workshops for healthcare professionals in the Northern Territory Megan Weller, Katelyn Hafey, Katy Hoyle, Kara Hogan, Natasha Cocker, Siobhan Loughnan, Vicki Flenady, Adrienne Gordon @stillbirthcre.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Evaluation of the IMPROVE workshops for healthcare professionals in the Northern Territory

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“My daughter Madison was born still. Stillbirth shattered my world. The silence is isolating." Henderson Lafond reflects on #stillbirth as a #SocialJustice issue. She calls for urgency, visibility & change to do better; every baby matters. #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

“My twins died before they could take their first breath. My babies mattered and I’ll never stop saying their names.” Stillbirth isn’t rare. It happens every day, quietly & invisibly. Michelle La Fontaine, bereaved parent from Canada #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

"My baby Amani died. It broke me, but also led me to advocate for better." Vivian's story is one of heartbreak & hope. No one should lose a baby because care was too late. #Stillbirths are preventable with better care, systems and justice. #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA #EndStillbirths

Pregnancy should be joyful. But for many in Africa, it’s filled with anxiety, loss, and injustice. Linda Vanotoo reminds us that #stillbirth is preventable. The time to act is now. #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

We don’t talk enough about #stillbirth. Not in health policy. Not in global reports. Not where it matters most. But families never forget. I'm speaking up as part of the #IAmISA campaign. More at @isastillbirth.bsky.social #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures

“Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.” #Stillbirth is a silent crisis—1.9 million babies lost each year. @aleenawoj.bsky.social reminds us: this is about real babies, real families, and real injustice. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures

I choose to talk about my experience because #stillbirth cannot be tiptoed around or whispered about as “unimaginable.” Babies are #stillborn at alarming rates worldwide. It is a public health crisis. Parents are grieving and traumatized. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures

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“I first learned about stillbirth at the time that I had one” @dramybowers.bsky.social - a psychologist and bereaved mother - shares how denial and silence surround #stillbirth. She’s breaking the #stigma. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures

“I first learned about stillbirth at the time that I had one” @dramybowers.bsky.social - a psychologist and bereaved mother - shares how denial and silence surround #stillbirth. She’s breaking the #stigma. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures

Our board member Odessa Omanyo is a neonatal clinical instructor. She cared for a mother who lost her baby at 28 weeks - mocked for her grief, told she was “planting coffins instead of crops.” #Stillbirth is a global injustice. Help us #BreakTheSilence #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures #IamISA

This August is #WavesOfChange 2025! Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention. Program and tickets 🔗 shorturl.at/ILeRH @stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social

Placental Pathology Reporting Practices in Australian Stillbirths: A Quality Review Tania Marsden, Teck Yee Khong, Fran Boyle, @vickiflenady.bsky.social, Jessica Sexton et al @stillbirthcre.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Placental Pathology Reporting Practices in Australian Stillbirths: A Quality Review - Tania Marsden, Teck Yee Khong, Jane E. Dahlstrom, Fran Boyle, Mu Cheng, Yin Ping Wong, Stacey Prystupa, Gretchen P...

Background: Stillbirth continues to pose a significant public health challenge. Autopsy and placental assessments are recognized as the gold standard for stillb...

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